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Principal's MessageHappy holidaysLife Saving VictoriaexcursionWerribee ZooexcursionThe Arts at CELSPuppet playsHoliday activities inHume and YarraCouncil

COLLINGWOOD ENGLISHLANGUAGE SCHOOL

NEWSLETTERThe monthly school newsletter

Above: Students attend the Life Saving Victoria excursion atSouth Melbourne beach. See page 3 for more information.

Friday 17 December Last day of term - 1pm finish time

Tuesday 1 February First day of Term 1 2022

Reports available for download from Compass Wednesday 15 December

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PRINCIPAL'SMESSAGE

Dear parents and carers,

We are close to thesummer holidays, after avery challenging year. Ithank the families for

Happy holidays

Wishing all students and families ahappy, safe and relaxing holiday.

There are many activities students cantake part in during the holidays aroundMelbourne.

For some inspiration, please see page 8and 9 for some holidays program eventsin Hume council and Yarra council.

supporting their children to continue to learnduring lockdown. This was very hard for some.I thank the teachers for their very hard workduring a difficult time. Thank you to all ES staffwho made phone calls to families to make sureeveryone knew what was happening and to getfeedback about how things were going andhow the school could support you further.I am very proud of all in the CELS schoolcommunity.For those students transitioning to mainstreamschools or further education, good luck as youmove to the next part of your educationaljourney. We will all enjoy a rest over the next few weeks.There are many safe activities students cantake part in as they rest and refresh, but pleasecontinue to be vigilant about physicaldistancing and hand hygiene and if unwell,isolate and get tested.I look forward to seeing our students andfamilies on February 1st when students returnto school.

Happy holidays and stay safe,Catherine. B21 worked together to design

and create a Christmas Tree

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Life Saving Victoria Students went to South Melbourne Beach to participate in the Beach Educationprogram. They learned about water safety. They did some fun activities on the

sand, such as role playing how to be a Life Saver, and how to get help.

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As students missed out on the excursion for the Living Things unit in term

3, all campuses went this term on December 1. They learned aboutAustralian animals and habitats. They also did a Safari Bus Tour to see

larger African animals.

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Art electives at CELS This term, secondary students had a choice of three electives in the Arts. Lisa’s group learned how tofollow a procedure to create their own Lino prints. Firstly, Mr Sean gave us a presentation on thevocabulary, procedure and safety. After that, students experimented with designs and drawings. Then,they carved the lines into linoleum. The final step was to roll the ink into an even layer, and print thedesigns onto the paper.

Not only did the students learn new skills and language, Miss Lisa also learned a lot (it was her first time).Thank you Mr Sean for supporting this class. It’s great for teachers to help each other and collaborate tolearn new things!

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Congratulations to our scholarship winners!The Transition Scholarship forRefugee Students aims to assiststudents from refugeebackgrounds and provide supporttowards transitioning intomainstream governmentschooling. This semester, theteachers at CELS have chosen 6students from the Broadmeadowsand Craigieburn campuses toreceive an award of $500 each.Each student has consistentlydemonstrated their dedicationtowards learning, and hasconstantly displayed the schoolvalues of respect, kindness andlearning throughout their time atCELS.

Ceremonies were held at theBroadmeadows and Craigieburncampuses, where families of therecipients saw Catherine, ourPrincipal, awarding each studentwith a certificate in recognition oftheir efforts.

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S T O :B I B I Z A I N A B K H A N ( T E R M 4 )

M A R I A Y O U S I F ( T E R M 4 ) M O H A M A D K A D A M A N I ( T E R M 3 )

M I L A R D A A L Q A S I S S A K ( T E R M 4 ) F R A N K H A N O O S H ( T E R M 4 )

M A R Z E E N A S H E M I S S ( T E R M 4 )

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Primary students at Broadmeadows have been learning about narratives as a genre focusthis term. The students from both upper and lower primary classes made these puppets. We

looked at different kinds of puppets and how they can be used to tell a story.

Puppet plays

The younger students improvised stories and used their puppets to say hello to anotherpuppet. A puppet theatre was set up in their investigations activities so the students could

explore speaking with puppets. The older students wrote short scripts for puppet plays andperformed these for their peers.

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Fun in the park!

https://leisure.yarracity.vic.gov.au

On the last Monday of term, the Collingwood secondary students walked acrossto Fitzroy Gardens to play some frisbee golf, soccer or just relax under a tree.